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Can't lip read a mask.

Can't lip read a mask.

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[–] • 2 pts

You're right, though it started ramping up before. Mostly among liberals.

It's kind of insane though. Is it for deaf people who are also illiterate but yet somehow learned sign language? Because we already have subtitles.

I would love if someone could come up with a plausible "real reason" they do this -- however cynical as long as it's compelling.

[–] • 3 pts

Yes, closed captions are much less annoying, and we who can hear are able to turn them off. That's probably why the libtards don't use them -- they can't force us to read them.

[–] • 2 pts

Maybe because WH news conferences with closed captions would highlight the incompetence, and the signer on the screen is distracting to those that don't need SL interpreter and it and makes it harder to focus on the leftist lunacy being spoken

[–] • 2 pts

Put those fucking retard hand wavers out of business and just use subtitles.

[–] • 0 pt

Most of them are faking it anyway.

[–] • 2 pts

The sign language bullshit has been around for decades. It was one of the earliest examples of virtue signaling.

[–] • 0 pt

Ding !!!!!!! Give ardvarcus a cigar

[–] • 2 pts

na, its been a thing for a long time, decades ago england showed its reruns with a sign interpreter in the middle of the night/early morning

[–] • 0 pt

But it only became an important thing to have in a live speech around 4-6 years ago it seems.

[–] • 0 pt

no. its been a thing for a very long time.

the problem with captions is that it hasnt always been done automatically and often wasnt available at all for live broadcasts.

also some places have retarded rules on accessibility requiring them to have sign language people during public meetings.

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no.

its been around for decades.

[–] • 0 pt

Must've missed it at the george bush state of the union.